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davidallsop
06-29-2008, 01:01 PM
Here are my settings: -

Using reCAPTCHA™ Verification
reCAPTCHA™ Theme White
public & private key entered
Allow Multiple Registrations Per User NO
Verify Email address in Registration YES
Require Unique Email Addresses YES
Looked into email banning but most of my spammers use @hotmail or @yahoo addresses.

I am getting 300+ new registrations per day, most posting porn.

Anything I can do? Will my domain be on a spam list, if so is there any way at all of stopping this without having to moderate all members?

Dismounted
06-29-2008, 01:02 PM
Have you tried using Question & Answer verification?

davidallsop
06-29-2008, 01:12 PM
Yes ive tried it with the question 'what colour is a pig' - they are still coming through. Ive recently deleted over 15,000 spam members too, its a shame because I cannot get the forum up and running properly again because of all the spam.

Dismounted
06-29-2008, 01:22 PM
You need more than one question for it to be effective.

Ramsesx
06-29-2008, 01:25 PM
That's really heavy. This (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=131568) hack is not preventing them from registering but helps to avoid porn spam. Good luck.

davidallsop
06-29-2008, 01:34 PM
would multiple questions be better than using recaptcha?

Dismounted
06-29-2008, 01:58 PM
Yes, "a lot" of questions should be more effective than captcha.

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06-29-2008, 06:38 PM
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